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Red oak can be substituted for white oak in most industries and for most 

 articles, except for barrels or casks destined to contain alcoholic liquors. No 

 substitute has been found for white oak for that purpose. 



It would seem advisable to encourage oak plantations. Red oak grows 

 relatively quickly. This species of wood produces commercial material in 

 about 75 to 100 years. White oak is slower in growth. 



Photo 9541. R. G. LEWIS. 



Strips of Spanish cedar, basswood and tulip of an average of 6 ft. long and varying from i to 1 inch wide. 

 Such material is usually burnt under the boiler of the factory, while it would appear that a 

 good deal of it could be utilized in the manufacture of toys and small boxes. 



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